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Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani

967 - 1007

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Badi' al-Zamān al-Hamadānī or al-Hamadhānī (Arabic: بديع الزمان الهمذاني التغلبي‎; 969 in Hamadan – 1007) was a medieval Arab poet and man of letters. He is best known for his work the Maqamat Badi' az-Zaman al-Hamadhani, a collection of 52 episodic stories of a rogue, Abu al-Fath al-Iskandari, as recounted by a narrator, 'Isa b. Hisham. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani has received more than 65,660 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani is the 2,589th most popular writer (down from 2,543rd in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Iran (down from 219th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Iranian Writer.

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  • 66k

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  • 53.01

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 2,589 out of 5,755. Before him are Gustave Kahn, Sulpicia, Gregory Corso, Marlen Haushofer, E. L. Doctorow, and Robert M. Parker Jr.. After him are Al-Farazdaq, Mariana Alcoforado, Seichō Matsumoto, Guan Hanqing, Lois Lowry, and Anton Bernolák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 967, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 6. Before him are Louis V of France, Bolesław I the Brave, Emperor Kazan, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr, and Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine.  Among people deceased in 1007, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 2. Before him is Maslama al-Majriti. After him is Urraca Fernández.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 230 out of 528. Before him are Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875), Gholamreza Takhti (1930), Aga Khan II (1830), Morteza Motahhari (1919), Shams Pahlavi (1917), and Mithridates IV of Parthia (null). After him are Vardanes I (10), Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (1940), Parvin E'tesami (1907), Mohammad Beheshti (1928), Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933), and Abolqasem Lahouti (1887).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 26. Before him are Daqiqi (1000), Hamdallah Mustawfi (1281), Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125), Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar (1906), Nima Yooshij (1897), and Ahmad Shamlou (1925). After him are Parvin E'tesami (1907), Abolqasem Lahouti (1887), Cassandra Clare (1973), Asadi Tusi (999), Ubayd Zakani (1301), and Raffi (1835).

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